Desert Research Institute

A study by DRI finds that a new highway connecting Spanish Springs to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center could reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and trim commute times.

Local research is contributing to other national efforts to determine how marijuana grow facilities may impact air quality. The Desert Research Institute and Washoe County Health District tested air quality in four Nevada and California grow facilities.

The Nevada System of Higher Education on Monday announced that Kristen Averyt resigned as president from the Desert Research Institute (DRI).

In a new study published in Remote Sensing of the Environment, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Desert Research Institute (DRI), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California State University described the first successful use of lidar to measure snow cover under forested canopy in the Sierra Nevada.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s (UNR) land grant status nearly took a major hit…

By Carla O’Day A tentative $43 million budget for next fiscal year was approved…

By Carla O’Day The Nevada Board of Regents on Friday hired a new president…

Nevada’s Desert Research Institute (DRI) has two contenders for the top leadership position of…

UPDATE (11/9/2016) FROM DRI: A memorial service for Dr. Kelly Redmond will be held…

The United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra wants to double the number…